gunfire

bang

Sudden loud noise

• crackNarrow break or attempt
• popFizzy drink, regionally
• blastSudden forceful burst

boom · roar · echo · thunderous · deafening · staccato · rattle · burst · report · volley

rifle

Long-barreled shoulder weapon

• pistolCompact one-handed firearm
• revolverPistol with rotating chamber
• machinegunContinuous-fire firearm

firearm · semi-automatic · automatic · carbine · sniper · submachine · sidearm · bolt-action · ammunition · cartridge

shooting

Discharging a weapon

• homicideCausing another's death
• massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
• bloodshedKilling and wounding

victim · trauma · crime · gangs · terror · drive-by · rampage · atrocity · brutality · fatalities

battle

Armed military engagement

• warfareArmed conflict between groups
• soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
• infantryGround combat troops

artillery · trenches · frontline · assault · ambush · siege · offensive · crossfire · skirmish · firefight

threat

Indication of potential harm

• hazardSource of potential harm
• perilSerious threat of harm
• lethalCausing or capable of death

deadly · fatal · crossfire · ricochet · wound · casualty · fatality · injury · vulnerable · exposed

evacuation

Removal from danger

• lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
• alertWarning or watchfulness
• emergencySerious sudden danger

sirens · police · SWAT · rescue · shelter · 911 · dispatch · protocol · escape · cover

• Lexington and ConcordLexington, Concord, minutemen, militia, British redcoats
• warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
• Action Moviesaction movies, action films, action scenes, action stars, explosions
• dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
• combat soundsbang, blast, boom, clang, clash
• war violencemassacre, bombardment, bombing, shelling, combat